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The Union ministry of forests has granted stage-1 in-principle approval to the 13.79 km ropeway project in Shimla, said deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri in a statement, adding that the project would be an important step towards improving urban transport system in Shimla. From Taradevi The 13.79 Km long ropeway is being constructed at the cost of ₹1,734.70 crore and it will connect major points across the city and will be completed in next four years, he said. The initiative would help in ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 29 (ANI): The Punjab Government held a special awareness and support camp to curb stubble burning, with a dedicated control room set up for real-time monitoring in Amritsar on Sunday. The control room, utilising satellite data, will detect stubble burning incidents and immediately inform the Sub-Divisional Magistrate official of the area where the stubble burning is detected. The SDM will dispatch a team to counsel the farmers against burning stubble. Also ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 29 (ANI): The Punjab Government held a special awareness and support camp to curb stubble burning, with a dedicated control room set up for real-time monitoring in Amritsar on Sunday. The control room, utilising satellite data, will detect stubble burning incidents and immediately inform the Sub-Divisional Magistrate official of the area where the stubble burning is detected. The SDM will dispatch a team to counsel the farmers against burning stubble. "Sate ...Read More >
The Supreme Court permitted green firecracker manufacturing. However, their sale remained banned in Delhi-NCR due to pollution concerns. Chief Justice BR Gavai emphasized a balanced approach. The court asked the central government to consult stakeholders for a solution. This decision aimed to prevent issues like illegal mining. The case will be heard again on October 8. Ahead of Diwali celebrations, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed manufacture of green firecrackers in Delhi but made it clear ...Read More >
The CAQM is a central anti-pollution commission for Delhi and neighbouring states. (File) Aiming to eradicate stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, which is a major cause of pollution in the national capital in winter, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has launched flying squads to patrol districts that are hotspots and has also established a dedicated cell in Mohali to coordinate real-time action between Punjab and Haryana. During review meetings on Thursday and Friday with of ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): In continuation of its sustained efforts to abate paddy stubble burning incidents in the region, the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM), held two significant review meetings with senior officials of Punjab and Haryana on September 25 and 26 respectively, stated a release from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Senior officers of various concerned departments, including District Magistrates, Deputy Commi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed certified manufacturers to produce green crackers on the condition that their sale is not carried in Delhi-NCR without approval. A bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai also asked the Centre to take a fresh look at the absolute ban on the manufacture of firecrackers in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). The bench, also comprising Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria, directed the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate C ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday opposed the exemption of atomic mineral mining from public consultation and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the office memorandum issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Tamil Nadu's coastal districts are endowed with deposits of Rare Earth Elements embedded in beach sand systems, and these coasts are ecologically fragile and highly vulnerable, he said. "Policy changes of such significance must be de ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister M K Stalin has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately withdraw the recent Office Memorandum (OM), issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), which exempts the requirement of public consultation for mining projects involving atomic and strategic minerals notified in the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act. The CM has also pointed out that the OM directs that from now on, all such projects need to be exclusiv ...Read More >
Shimla: The Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change has granted the environmental clearance for the upcoming bulk drug park at Una which is aimed to reduce the country's dependency on active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) or key starting materials (KSM) from other countries.The bulk drug park at Una is being developed with a total capital cost of Rs 2,071 crore, with Rs 996 crore as grant-in-aid from the central govt and over Rs 1,074 crore from the state govt. The project ho ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi objecting to exemption from public consultation for atomic mining projects. He cited an Office Memorandum issued by the Impact Assessment Division of the Ministry of Environment, whereby all mining projects of atomic minerals notified in Part B and critical and strategic minerals notified in Part D of the First Schedule of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act have been exempted from ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the withdrawal of a recent Office Memorandum issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, exempting mining projects of atomic, critical, and strategic minerals from mandatory public consultation. In his letter, the CM noted that the memorandum, issued on September 8, directs all such projects to be appraised at the Central level regardless of the lease area involved. He cautioned that ...Read More >
Chennai, Sep 12 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday urged the Centre to immediately withdraw the September 8 Office Memorandum exempting the requirement of public consultation for all mining projects of atomic minerals. Also, he reiterated Tamil Nadu's commitment to contributing to the nation's strategic and defence requirements, as has always been done in the past. The Office Memorandum (internal communication) was issued by the Environment Impact Assessment Division of the M ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday alleged that the Adani Group has begun cutting trees on government and forest land for its coal mine project in Madhya Pradesh's Dhirauli in "blatant violation" of the Forest Rights Act. The state government, however, rejected the allegation as baseless. The former environment minister also claimed that the Modi government imposed this allotment from above in 2019, and is now rushing ahead with it in 2025 without the essential lega ...Read More >
The workshop will be jointly organised by the Union environment ministry and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. It will be inaugurated by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav in the presence of his deputy Kirti Vardhan Singh. India is home to nearly 60 per cent of the world's wild elephant population, with 33 elephant reserves and 150 identified elephant corridors, according to the 2023 Report on Elephant Corridors in India. The last population estimation exercise in 2017 counted 29,964 e ...Read More >
Jamnagar: Vantara, the animal rescue, care, and rehabilitation initiative run by the Reliance Foundation, has responded to the ongoing controversy surrounding the relocation of a 36-year-old female elephant, Mahadevi (also referred to as Madhuri), from the Swastishri Jinsen Bhattarak Pattacharya Mutt in Kolhapur to Vantara's Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust in Jamnagar. In a statement shared on Instagram, Vantara said: "Vantara holds the deepest respect for the emotions and spiritual ...Read More >
MUMBAI: After the transfer of Mahadevi, an elephant belonging to a Jain shrine in Kolhapur, to Vantara, an animal rescue and rehabilitation initiative by the Reliance Foundation in Jamnagar, those who were unwilling to let go staged a march on Sunday. Thousands of locals and leaders from the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Kolhapur marched for 45 km from the shrine to the collector's office, demanding that Mahadevi be brought back, following which CM Devendra Fadnavis said he would hold a meeting on ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has done the right thing by ignoring popular sentiment and dismissing an appeal against entrusting the care of an old temple elephant to the care of an animal welfare centre run by the Reliance Foundation. The case of elephant Madhuri is typical of the anthropomorphism that characterises human-animal relationships in India, and the judiciary was right to override human emotions and prioritise animal welfare. Madhuri -- also called Mahadevi -- spent 33 years in capt ...Read More >
Kolhapur witnessed a massive turnout on Sunday (August 3, 2025) as thousands of locals walked in a silent protest, urging authorities to the bring back 36-year-old elephant Mahadevi, also known as Madhuri, from NGO Vantara's wildlife rehabilitation facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Elephant relocated to Gujarat facility run by Vantara from Kolhapur; devotees bid emotional adieu Vantara is the brainchild of Anant Ambani, son of industrialist Mukesh Ambani, and is supported by Reliance Industries L ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 3 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin paid tribute to freedom fighter Dheeran Chinnamalai on his 220th death anniversary at Guindy in Chennai on Sunday. The Chief Minister offered flowers to the portrait of the freedom fighter in Chennai. Dheeran Chinnamalai was born as Theerthagiri Sarkarai Manradiar on April 17, 1756. He was a Palayakkarar and chieftain who ruled the Kongu Nadu region. Chinnamalai fought against the Kingdom of Mysore, which collect ...Read More >
Mumbai, August 03: The transfer of the elephant Mahadevi, also known as Madhuri, from a Mutt in Kolhapur to the RKTEWT (Vantara) facility in Jamnagar sparked widespread debate. Vantara issued a press note which clarifies the facts behind the relocation, which was carried out under the directions of the High Powered Committee (HPC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests and upheld by both the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court of India, with the sole focus on ensuring the elephant's welf ...Read More >
NTPC has stopped the installation of Flue-Gas Desulphurisation systems at five under-construction power plants. This follows a government notification exempting many thermal plants from needing FGD. The order impacts projects with over 7 GW capacity. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited may seek compensation. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued the exemption. NTPC has asked Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) to halt installation of flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) systems ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The exemption of Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) systems for some coal-based power plants is a positive for thermal power producers, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF), vide its notification dated July 11, 2025, has issued significant amendments to the Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) norms, particularly concerning the sulphur dioxide emission standards for coal and lignite-based thermal power ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI) The Regional Medical Research Centre in Bhubaneswar, under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has developed an advanced malaria vaccine that can prevent plasmodium falciparum infection in individuals and minimise community transmission. The ICMR Delhi has invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible organisations, companies and manufacturers enthusiastic about the Transfer of Technology for commercial production of "a recombinant chimeric multi-stage ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): MoEFCC Annual Report 2024-25: India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released its Annual Report 2024-25, highlighting the country's efforts in pollution control, afforestation, and climate action. This report reviews the key achievements and challenges from the MoEFCC's initiatives, providing a clear view of India's environmental progress. The Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) campaign engaged over 4.7 crore participants, resulting in ne ...Read More >
The initiative is a strategic roadmap aligned with the 'Viksit Bharat @2047' vision, building on the achievements of previous Automotive Mission Plans, which promoted the significant growth in India's automotive sector through stakeholder collaboration, the statement explained. 2381;टर में अग्रणी बनाने के लिए इनोवेशन, वैश्विक प्रतिस्पर्धात्मकता और सस्टेनेबल डेवल ...Read More >
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore Corporation has been ranked 28 out of 44 cities in the cleanliness survey (Swachh Survekshan 2025) under the category of cities with population of more than 10 lakh. The cleanliness ranking was released on Thursday by the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA).Coimbatore has shown significant improvement in rankings. It stood at 35th place in 2023 and 46th place in 2022.In Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore has maintained its top position for the third consecutive year whil ...Read More >
'Weigh-In-Motion' technology to accurately track vehicle overloading soon: Officials To curb illegal mining and transportation, the state government is deploying advanced technologies under the Integrated Mining Surveillance System (IMSS). Mining activities are being monitored through drones, geo-fencing, RFID tags, and AI-powered check gates, officials said in a statement on Thursday. Now, the state is set to introduce 'Weigh-In-Motion' (WIM) technology to accurately track vehicle overloading ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land o ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) To curb illegal mining and transportation, the Uttar Pradesh government is deploying advanced technologies under the Integrated Mining Surveillance System (IMSS), a release said on Thursday. Mining activities are already being monitored through drones, geo-fencing, RFID tags, and AI-powered check gates. Now, the state is set to introduce 'Weigh-In-Motion' (WIM) technology to accurately track vehicle overloading. According to the official release, the Department of Geology ...Read More >
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